Luckily, Russia’s finance minister Alexei Kurdin has found the perfect solution to ensure that budget shortfalls don’t force cuts in the services the government is able to provide its people (like health care).
Smoke. A lot. And drink alcohol. That too.
“If you smoke a pack of cigarettes, that means you are giving more to help solve social problems such as boosting demographics, developing other social services and upholding birth rates,” Kudrin said.
“People should understand: Those who drink, those who smoke are doing more to help the state.”
Take it from Rep. Peter King (R-NY), when fiery New York Representative Anthony Weiner (D-Acting School) tells you to sit, you sit. The Congressman, henceforth known as the Chuck Norris of politics, delivered a pitch-perfect performance on the House floor late last night to slam House Republicans for using a procedural move by Democrats as cover to block a bill that would have provided free health care to rescue personnel sickened by toxins during the 9/11 recovery efforts.
Weiner’s district includes many of those affected by the attacks and he was, um, not happy about this turn of events. His performance was the stuff of legends - finger pointing, dramatic pauses, fist pumping, banging and, of course, the classic slamming of the microphone before the great stomp-off. And, just like the pro he is, Weiner knew to stand directly on the “X” so that CSPAN cameras could capture every second. Goodbye Rockaway, hello Broadway.
